CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||||||||
| Net sales | [1] | $ 3,967,053 | $ 4,624,476 | $ 4,207,209 | ||||
| Cost of sales | 2,715,279 | 3,145,631 | 2,900,987 | |||||
| Gross profit | 1,251,774 | 1,478,845 | 1,306,222 | |||||
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 905,952 | 1,011,171 | 864,328 | |||||
| Restructuring and other related charges | [2] | 61,177 | 58,121 | 35,502 | ||||
| Operating income | 284,645 | 409,553 | 406,392 | |||||
| Interest expense | [2] | 47,743 | 51,305 | 103,597 | ||||
| Income before income taxes | [2] | 236,902 | 358,248 | 302,795 | ||||
| Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | 49,724 | (62,025) | 93,652 | |||||
| Net income | 187,178 | 420,273 | 209,143 | |||||
| Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of taxes | 19,439 | 28,175 | 30,515 | |||||
| Net income attributable to Colfax Corporation | 167,739 | 392,098 | 178,628 | |||||
| Dividends on preferred stock | 0 | 2,348 | 20,396 | |||||
| Preferred stock conversion inducement payment | 0 | 19,565 | 0 | |||||
| Net income available to Colfax Corporation common shareholders | $ 167,739 | $ 370,185 | $ 158,232 | |||||
| Net income per share- basic | $ 1.35 | $ 3.06 | $ 1.56 | |||||
| Net income per share- diluted | $ 1.34 | $ 3.02 | $ 1.54 | |||||
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